memory of ram question

[dangerousmovingunit]

i currently have a 256 DDR266 2100 mb of ram, but i noticed that is very unstable for todays pc games.So what i decided to do is to go buy a memory stick at bestbuy. but some people are saying that i cant get a 3200 DDR because my current one is a 2100.HBut i went to crucial.com and scanned my computer and it showed the recommended memory sticks for my computer and some of them were 2700s and 3200s, would that mean i can be able to use 3200 512 mb of ram stick? please help (also my cpu is a intel pentium 4 2.0 GhZ)

 

[Impr3ssiv3]

what is your mobo

 

[dangerousmovingunit]

its intel d845ebg2 intel pentium 4 2.0 GhZ

 

[blacklabelrum]

Pentium 4 cpu’s have a quad 100mhz FSB, which equivalent to a 400mhz bus. Therefore the best option here would be the DRR 3200.

 

[dangerousmovingunit]

so i need to get a 2100 memory?

 

[SirKenin]

3200 will be fine. It will just run at the slower speed, that's all.

 

[blacklabelrum]

maybe this might help

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR_SDRAM

remember your pentium has a 400mhz FSB.